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NED HICKSON , SPORTS EDITOR ❘ 541-902-3523 ❘ SPORTS @ THESIUSLAWNEWS . COM SATURDAY EDITION ❘ DECEMBER 23, 2017 ❘ SECTION B Siuslaw News Sports & Recreation S PORTS Calendar L ADY V IKS BLOCK B RAVES B Y N ED H ICKSON Time Out Siuslaw News • DEC. 29 S IUSLAW : 50 R EEDSPORT : 18 MHS GIRLS B-BALL HOSTS The Lady Vikings picked up their second-straight win Tuesday night in a rout over the visiting Lady Braves of Reedsport. Senior point guard Carreina Greenburg and freshman Brea Blankenship each scored in double digits, with Greenburg posting a game-high 14 points, and Blankenship claiming 11 points for Siuslaw. Key to the Lady Viks’ scoring machine were junior post Alyssa Richards, who nabbed 10 rebounds and accounted for 3 blocked shots, and senior post Marika White with 9 boards and a pair of blocked shots. Richards also chipped in 6 points, along with 6 points each from sopho- more guard Mia Collins and freshman post Gracie Freudenthal. Coming into the game, Reedsport had only claimed two wins in the pre- season, both of them against Mapleton. Siuslaw handed the Lady Braves their seventh loss. The Lady Viks will take a break before returning to the hardwood on Friday, Dec. 29, to host a re-match with Corbet, beginning at 4 p.m. Y ONCALLA 3 P . M . MHS BOYS B-BALL HOSTS Y ONCALLA 4:30 P . M . SHS GIRLS B-BALL HOSTS C ORBET 4 P . M . SHS BOYS B-BALL HOSTS C ORBET 5:30 P . M . • JAN. 2 MHS GIRLS B-BALL HOSTS M C K ENZIE 5:30 P . M . MHS BOYS B-BALL HOSTS M C K ENZIE 7 P . M . Siuslaw senior Carreina Greenburg led Siuslaw with 14 points Tuesday against Reedsport. SHS GIRLS B-BALL HOSTS W ALDPORT NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS 6 P . M . SHS BOYS B-BALL HOSTS W ALDPORT 7:30 P . M . Siuslaw senior Dylan McGallian had 6 points and 5 rebounds against Reedsport. Siuslaw News Entrance Siuslaw River High Tide Dec. 23 3:33am / 6.5 2:32pm / 6.6 Dec. 24 4:15am / 6.5 3:23pm / 6.1 Dec. 25 4:59am / 6.7 4:26pm / 5.8 Low Tide 9:05am / 6.5 9:27pm / 0.6 10:00am / 3.4 10:09pm / 1.0 11:04am / 3.2 10:56pm / 1.4 S IUSLAW : 50 R EEDSPORT : 45 The Vikings were back on the hard- wood at Glenn Butler Court Tuesday night for the second time in as many days, taking on Reedsport for a fast- paced nailbiter. After exchanging baskets for the first several minutes in the opening quarter, the Braves took the lead on a series of 3-pointers and several turnovers, capi- talizing on a larger bench to keep up the pace and pressure. But shooting and rebounding from seniors John Rollin, Kyle King, Jared Brandt and Dylan McGallian, along with junior Dylan Wynn, led Siuslaw to rally in the second half. Taking the lead in the final minute on freethrows, The Vikings edged into a 5-point advantage in the final seconds for the win. Siuslaw returns to the court on Friday, Dec. 29, to host Corbet. Tip off is set for 5:30 p.m. Lady Sailors unable to overpower Cruisers Siuslaw News Dec. 27 6:34am / 7.2 7:05pm / 5.4 Dec. 28 7:22am / 7.7 8:23pm/ 5.6 12:13am / 2.7 11:50pm / 1.8 MHS: 12 PHS: 42 While Mapleton’s defense was able to keep the Lady Cruisers to a low-scor- ing game Thursday night, the Lady Sailors were unable to use their offense to take advantage of it. 1:20pm / 2.0 Mapleton sophomore Daleena Bender gets a steal against the Lady Cruisers. 12:49am / 2.2 2:21pm/ 1.2 Powers scored 12 of its points from the freethrow line, and just as many from beyond the arc. Freshman Emily Stevens was the first to score for Mapleton, sinking a foul shot that became the team’s only bucket in the first quarter. Trailing 1-12 to enter the second period, Mapleton’s deficit grew to 1-23 before a long 3-pointer by junior Erin Michael lit up the Lady Sailors’ side of the scoreboard with 2:58 remaining before halftime. See MAPLETON 4B NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS Dec. 29 8:12am / 8.2 9:31pm / 6.0 1:51am / 2.5 3:16pm / 0.3 S IUSLAW N EWS (With more than 55 years as an athlete, coach, official, parent and specta- tor, I’ve gained some insights and perspectives regarding athletics. In this weekly column, I share what I’ve learned about sports from these multiple points of view.) W RESTLING W restling requires all the compo- nents of fitness to be successful. But no matter how physically fit you may be, you still need to master wrestling tech- niques. The way to learn these skills is with coaching and one-on-one practice. The Siuslaw wrestling program provides excellent opportunities to learn. It starts with the “Little Toads” introductory pro- gram at the elementary school level. Along the way, Siuslaw wrestlers and their coaches all take part in promoting and encouraging young Sailors show improvement despite loss to Powers B Y N ED H ICKSON Siuslaw News MHS: 35 PHS: 50 The Sailors came out strong Thursday night at home against Powers, battling the Cruisers in a tug of war that didn’t slip away from Mapleton until midway through the third period. “I was pleased with our defensive 148 Maple St. Florence 541-997-3441 Mapleton senior Dominic Wells battles in the paint against the Powers defense Thursday night. NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS See LITTLE 4B On the Bite A WEEKLY FISHING REPORT FOR THE LOCAL REGION www.dfw.state.or.us/RR NED HICKSON/SIUSLAW NEWS B Y N ED H ICKSON Dec. 26 5:46am / 6.9 5:43pm /5.5 Retired teacher, coach and game official Siuslaw rallies to override Reedsport B Y N ED H ICKSON T IDE T ABLE B Y L LOYD L ITTLE effort the entire game,” said Eric Wolgamott, now in his first year as head coach. “They did everything I asked them to do on the defensive end of the ball. They were aggressive and put the pressure on Powers all night long.” Though the Cruisers went on a 6-2 run early in the game, Mapleton came back to tie things up at 6-6 with shoot- ing from freshman JJ Neece and sopho- more Nate Neece at the high post. Powers countered with a 3-pointer, but a steal from Nate Neece and feed to See SAILORS 5B Weekend fishing oppor- tunities: • Chinook fishing is open in coastal streams, and has been slow to fair recently. • While Chinook fishing is winding down, anglers should keep an eye out for early-returning winter steelhead. • The first winter steel- head of the season have been caught on the Alsea. • Trout fishing is closed in streams and will reopen May 22, 2018. SIUSLAW RIVER: Steelhead, Chinook A few winter steelhead are starting to be caught in the lower river. Fall Chinook fishing has been slowing down, but a few fish are still available. Anglers are reminded that there is no wild coho salmon retention in 2017. NORTH COAST LAKES: Trout stocking is com- plete for the year. Cape Meares, Town, Coffenbury, Lost and Sunset lakes were stocked with “trophy” rain- bow trout in late September. Cedar Creek Hatchery has stocked over 160 sur- plus summer steelhead in Town Lake near Pacific City so far this fall. These fish get fairly active in the lake and offer See FISHING 3B
